Ameren Missouri has been adding smart devices onto the grid in cities such as Boonville, Moberly and Jefferson City. The ...

As electric utility companies grapple with the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the increasing costs and lead-times for introducing new generating capacity they are turning to the concept ...

New England utilities and grid operators are working to reduce demand on the grid during times of peak use. In the long run, ...

Modernizing the electric grid involves more than upgrading control systems with sophisticated software—it requires embedding sensors and automated controls across the entire system. It’s not only the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Georgia Power recently touted its investment of more than $10 billion in smart grid technology, which they say reduces the ...

Sandy dealt a massive blow to the nation's electrical grid. Five million homes and businesses are still without power. As NPR's Elizabeth Shogren reports, big outages have become increasingly common, ...

Minnesota Power is rolling out new smart spheres on transmission lines across the region. The smart spheres, officially known as Neurons, are compact, self-contained sensors that can be installed ...

Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) filed a proposal with the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) to modernize the electric grid using technology like home battery storage, electric vehicles (EVs), ...